[Yves_]

Hello,

I tried now for half an hour to get the BasicEditField at the right place but it's still left...

I used that command:
add(new BasicEditField("Car Taxes: ", "", 3,BasicEditField.FIELD_RIGHT));

But wont work...

An Idea?

What I would like is "Car Taxes: " on the left side and the input on the right side... possible?

Thanks a lot

Regards,
Yves

[RemyJ]

Nothing available by default. Here's what I use...

class JustifiedEditField extends HorizontalFieldManager implements FieldChangeListener {

    WideLabelField lf;
    EditField ef;
    Font f;
    int dw = Display.getWidth();
    int rightMargin;
    
    public JustifiedEditField(String label, String value, int maxChars, long style) {
        super(USE_ALL_WIDTH);
        
        f = getFont();
        ef = new EditField(null, value, maxChars, style);
        ef.setChangeListener(this);

        lf = new WideLabelField(label);

        add(lf);
        add(ef);
        fieldChanged(ef, 0);
    }
    
    public String getText() {
        return ef.getText();
    }
    
    public void setRightMargin(int m) {
        rightMargin = m;
	fieldChanged(ef, 0);
    }
    public int getRightMargin() {
        return rightMargin;
    }

    public void fieldChanged(Field field, int context) {
        int efw = getFont().getAdvance(ef.getText());
        lf.setPreferredWidth(dw-efw-rightMargin);
    }
}

class WideLabelField extends LabelField {
    int width;
    
    WideLabelField(String label) {
        super(label);
    }
    
    public int getPreferredWidth() {
        return width;
    }
    
    public void setPreferredWidth(int width) {
        this.width = width;
        updateLayout();
    }
    
    protected void layout(int w, int height) {
        height = super.getPreferredHeight();
        super.layout(width, height);
        super.setExtent(width, height);
    }
}

[Yves_]

Looks complicated

[RemyJ]

It's STUPID. RIM should have something to do this.

[RemyJ]

Here's one that's a little less complicated.

class JustifiedEditField extends HorizontalFieldManager implements FieldChangeListener {

    LabelField lf;
    EditField ef;
    int dw = Display.getWidth();
    int rightMargin;
    
    public JustifiedEditField(String label, String value, int maxChars, long style) {
        super(USE_ALL_WIDTH);
        ef = new EditField(null, value, maxChars, style) {
            protected void onDisplay() {
                update(0);
            }
            protected void update(int d) {
                super.update(d);
                int efw = getFont().getAdvance(super.getText());
                setPosition(dw-efw-rightMargin,0);
            }
        };
        ef.setChangeListener(this);
        lf = new LabelField(label);
        add(lf);
        add(ef);
    }
    public String getText() {
        return ef.getText();
    }
    public void setRightMargin(int m) {
        rightMargin = m;
    }
    public int getRightMargin() {
        return rightMargin;
    }
    public void fieldChanged(Field field, int context) {
        invalidate();
    }

}

[Yves_]

Thanks a lot for your help RemyJ. I really appreciate it.

[RemyJ]

No problem.